Connecticut Post printery masthead fragment
Established in 18 1. Largest Morning Circulation in Connecticut. Members of Associated Press. Published by The Post Publishing Company. 43 Cannon Street. Managing Editor J. Edward Elliorr. Assistant Editor A. Mawen. Advertising Manager B. Montanye. Foreign Advertising Representative Julia Mathews. Special Agency 1 Beacon Street. 371 Madison Avenue. Hartford Building. Chicago. US telephone 6100. Departments and audit bureau of circulation. News dispatches credited to Associated Press. Local news published herein.
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Post Publishing Company
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J. Edward Elliorr
A. . Mawen
Hurrell
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Montanyve
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Madison Avenue
New York
Hartford Building
Chicago
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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Focal News
A Line O Cheer Poem By John Kendrick Bangs
Poem by John Kendrick Bangs contrasts gloom with cheer and selects the lark as a model for joyful song. It speaks of rising with a strong measure to greet the sun after night.
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John Kendrick
Breakfast Table musings on warmth and world affairs
A fragmented diary of lighthearted reflections and quick political quips. It jokes about coal shortages and warm weather, rails, eggs, and nuts while noting figures like Sullivan, Villa, and Ludendorff. It comments on Japan, Russia, and Trotaky with a dry, era-typical tone.
Wear Not, O Friend to Greatly Live, Thy Strength
Fragmentary verse reflects resilience and faith in the face of sorrow. A line from Grave Kishoy notes that each sunrise brings hope and inner strength to choose the better part despite fear and darkness. The text resembles a devotional couplet with hopeful tone.
Weather prophets honored by business reliance on forecasts
For two months the weather bureau reports have captivated the nation as merchants depend on forecasts to steer decisions. Coal dealers, cold storage firms, fruit shippers and ships use predictions to plan fire banking, unloading and demand shifts, with accuracy cited near eighty percent.
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America
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Victims of the Sneak Craft Prompt War Debate
The piece condemns submarine attacks on transports like the Tuscania, noting the high risk to sailors and civilians. It praises convoying efforts by Britain and the U S, questions the legitimacy of undersea warfare, and argues the sneaking method fuels public anger and resolve.
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Tuscania
France
Irrance
President Wilson Seeks Centralized Authority Over War Effort
The editorial charges President Wilson with striking back at critics by proposing a bill to centralize all executive power in the presidency. It argues the measure would place vast responsibility on the President to run the army and navy, while questioning Congress's willingness to accept such leadership. The piece also condemns a plaza tax plan as dangerous for central city property amid highway improvements, urging cautious consideration.
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Wilson
Congress
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Former Judge Howard B. Scott Dies at Danbury Home
Former Common Pleas judge Howard B. Scott died Wednesday night at his Danbury home. He served many years on the bench with a practical interpretation of law, balancing human interest with legal rigor, and his life’s work was marked by usefulness in an honorable profession.
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Howard B. Scott
Common Pleas Court
Danbury
Slis
Now You See It And Now You Dont City Street Plans
A city administration shows shifting street improvement plans in the center, with changes overnight. Business leaders face threats as plans flip, suggesting public convenience and necessity are not the priority and the public interest is not first in official thinking.
Hearings Lose Value Says Board of Apportionment
The public has largely ignored the hearings, deeming them pointless. Officials are viewed as puppets controlled from the central throne, with citizens preferring to deal directly with the commander in chief.
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Board of Apportionment
The Paper Trail In The Modern Spy Hunt
A long discussion on the rise of paper trails in modern espionage, arguing that digital and documentary evidence now replace old methods. It notes government expansion of investigative bureaus, cooperation among agencies, and the romance and danger in the pursuit of hidden spies and the invisible enemy.
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Washington
de Jist
Napoleon
Wand
Europe
United States
Inurope
Canada
Mexico
Wm Serenes
Onr
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
Department of Pustice
State Department
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Army Aivil Navy
Comsunon
Secret Services
Army
Navy
Tangled Skeir
New York
Wash Hands Before Eating Say Health Experts
A health editor warns that unwashed hands contaminate food and burden the body. He urges mothers to teach children to wash hands before meals and suggests school hand washing brigades alongside tooth brushing programs.
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Medien
Health Department
Join Peneal Reserve in January Federal adoption
The entry notes that Join Peneal Reserve in Washington Irel joined the federal reserve system in January. It reports a total run of site constitutions now mem o 29 with total capital of $100,000 surplus of $514,000 and resources of $5,035,000,000.
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Washington, Irel
Port Gath
Federal Reserve System
Sleep and health in a tired world
The article extols sleep as vital, arguing it outweighs food for recovery. It explains sleep’s physiological effects, the consequences of deprivation, and recommends eight hours nightly plus occasional naps for longevity and disease resistance. It cites animals and humans to emphasize nature’s rest cycle and warns against late meals disturbing rest.
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Notil
Woodchuck
Chicago Saloon Question Heads To Ballot In April
Live political gossip notes Chicago petition to put saloon licensing on the ballot in April. The move drew 148 53 00 signatures with an estimated 5000 more late arriving. A U S Senate vacancy looms after Senator Hastings death and Governor Philipp refuses appointment. The 1916 party platforms push budget reform, yet neither party advances adoption. The new Nation party plans a Chicago convention March 6 and a sweeping campaign for prohibition and woman suffrage amendments.
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Chicago
Congress
New Nation Party
Prohibtion
Boy Scouts Salute Marks Eighth Anniversary War Effort
New York Feb. shows Scouts nationwide rising to salute the Stars and Stripes. They pledge anew and recall loyalty while promoting war efforts including Liberty bonds. Also notes Corporal Predit Wilson of 79 Fourth Street and public questions answered by Dr. Currier in letters.
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New York
Boy Scouts
United States
Federe Bovernimen
Propia
Committee On Public Information
Predit Wilson
Los. A
M ‘Tiras Wilson
Fourth Street
Corporal Wilson
Ordnance Corps
Tmine
Gunpowder Reservation
Edgewood
Mil
Builders of Great Works Remembered in Quiet Reflections
A reflective piece extols Harriman Smith and Hopkinson Smith as exemplary builders of cathedrals, bridges, and lighthouses. It praises enduring craft, the danger guiding ships, and the moral imperative to shape both physical structures and the soul through purposeful work.
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Salt la
Harrim
Hopkinson Smith
Barnegat
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Peneal
Andrew F. Currier, M. D
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Hasting
Philipp
Wisconsin
Boy Scouts of Country
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Carcier
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Shampel
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Andrew B. Currier
Pepper
George Matthew Adams
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